Ryzen 9 5950X vs Pentium Silver J5005

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1937	159
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.49	26.38
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Silver	AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency	18.47	25.86
Architecture codename	Goldmont Plus (2017)	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5950X has 1670% better value for money than Pentium Silver J5005.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	15	34
L1 cache	256 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	93 mm2	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	upto-2400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 605	-
Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	-
Execution Units	18	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	-
OpenGL	4.4	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Silver J5005 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.96	28.81
Recency	11 December 2017	8 October 2020
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	105 Watt

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